Fractions Vocabulary Chapter 8

fraction

• The part of a fraction above the line, which tells how many parts are being counted.

• A number that represents equal parts to a whole and has a numerator and denominator.

numerator

• The part of a fraction above the line, which tells how many parts are being counted.

• The part of a fraction below the line, which tells how many equal parts there are in the whole or in the group.

denominator

• The part of a fraction below the line, which tells how many equal parts there are in the whole or in the group.

• parts that are exactly the same size

equal part

• a fraction that has 1 as its top number, or numerator

• parts that are exactly the same size

unit fraction

• a fraction that has 1 as its top number, or numerator

• a number which has a numerator that is greater than its denominator

fraction greater than 1

• a number which has a numerator that is greater than its denominator

• All of the parts of a shape or group

whole

• one of two parts of a whole

• All of the parts of a shape or group

one half

• All of the parts of a shape or group

• one of two parts of a whole